AUDIO: Girl calls 911, hides as men break into her Quincy home

When she heard the burglars, she hid in a closet and called 911 as quietly as she could. In a real-life scene from a scary movie, that’s how a 15-year-old Quincy girl who was home alone led police to the quick arrest of two Quincy men Thursday afternoon.

When she heard the burglars, she hid in a closet and called 911 as quietly as she could.

In a real-life scene from a scary movie, that’s how a 15-year-old Quincy girl who was home alone led police to the quick arrest of two Quincy men Thursday afternoon.

Police Lt. Jack Sullivan said the men were caught as they left the Brook Road residence through a rear door.

Sullivan said John Naumann, 29, of 185 Babcock St., and Steven Cryer, 51, of 377 Palmer St., Apt. 4, were found with 60 pieces of jewelry between them.

He said all the jewelry was later identified as belonging to the girl’s family. One of the men was also carrying a knife, he said.

Both men are charged with breaking and entering in the daytime and destruction of property. They were arraigned Friday in Quincy District Court and are each being held on $15,000 cash bail.

Sullivan said the girl was cleaning her room when she saw two men trying to open a kitchen window.

She hid in her room’s closet and called 911 at 4:17 p.m.

“She never cried, she never panicked,” Sullivan said of the girl. “She was cleaning her room; junk was everywhere, so she couldn't close the closet door. If they tried, they could have seen her.”

When police arrived, they caught two men leaving through a sliding glass door at the rear of house, Sullivan said. Both men tried to flee but police caught them, he said. Police then found that the glass door had been forced open, Sullivan said.

Another officer found the girl in her hiding place. Sullivan said the suspects had been in the room.